SARS-CoV Antibody Prevalence in All Hong Kong Patient Contacts
نویسندگان
چکیده
A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species are the only important natural reservoirs of the virus.
منابع مشابه
SARS CoV subunit vaccine: antibody-mediated neutralisation and enhancement.
1. A SARS vaccine was produced based on recombinant native full-length Spike-protein trimers (triSpike) and efficient establishment of a vaccination procedure in rodents. 2. Antibody-mediated enhancement of SARS-CoV infection with anti-SARS-CoV Spike immune-serum was observed in vitro. 3. Antibody-mediated infection of SARS-CoV triggers entry into human haematopoietic cells via an FcγR-dependen...
متن کاملPrevalence of subclinical infection and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a residential care home for the elderly.
OBJECTIVE To ascertain the prevalence of subclinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection and study the transmission of SARS-CoV in a local outbreak at a residential care home for the elderly. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING A residential care home for the elderly in Hong Kong with a local outbreak of SARS. PARTICIPANTS Residents and staff in the reside...
متن کاملAsymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–associated Coronavirus Infection
total of 1,732 cases were confirmed; 381 case-patients were healthcare workers and medical students. Clinical features, treatment protocols, and outcomes have been previously reported by various local experts (1–3). The etiologic agent is a SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) (1). However, no asymptomatic case of SARS-CoV infection has been previously reported (4). In addition, in Hong Kong,...
متن کاملAntibody-dependent enhancement of SARS coronavirus infection and its role in the pathogenesis of SARS.
Infection with SARS-CoV involves not only the respiratory tract but also the gastrointestinal tract and other organ systems. Several reports have highlighted the direct infection of haematopoietic cells by SARS-CoV. It is unclear how the virus gets into immune cells that do not express the SARS-CoV receptor angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Immune-mediated infections and, in particular,...
متن کاملAn oral mucosal DNA vaccine for SARS coronavirus infections.
1. When different forms of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spike protein-based vaccines for generation of a neutralising antibody response to SARS-CoV were injected into a mouse model, all the mice immunised with intramuscular tPA-optimised 800 DNA vaccine boosted with intraperitoneal recombinant spike polypeptide generated by Escherichia coli and intramuscular CTLA4Hinge SARS800 DNA vaccine booste...
متن کامل